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Julie & Julia (2009) Movie vs Book
Film · 2009 · Directed by Nora Ephron · Starring Meryl Streep, Amy Adams, Stanley Tucci
Julie & Julia (2009) Movie: Cast and Details
A cook in 1950s Paris and a New York blogger in 2002 are linked by one famous French cookbook.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookThe film is based on two books, this memoir and Julie Powell's blog memoir, and weaves the two stories together.
Read or watch first?
Read the memoir for Julia Child's own account of Paris. The film is a lighter, funnier mix of both.
What the book gives you
My Life in France by Julia Child
Published after her death in 2004.
Who will like it: Food lovers and Francophiles.